Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 19, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY GOODS MOVEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE ORAL REPORT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE oral report on the Los Angeles County Goods Movement Strategic Plan.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Metro Planning Department initiated the Los Angeles County Goods Movement Strategic Plan (Plan) in November 2018 to develop a comprehensive, innovative, and transformative 10-year plan addressing the county’s goods movement challenges and opportunities for investment in programs and projects consistent with Metro’s Vision 2028, Long Range Transportation Plan, and Equity Platform. Metro staff from multiple departments participated in extensive interviews with planning staff to provide feedback into how goods movement planning issues can be integrated within Metro’s various planning efforts, and how these various planning efforts could be included within, supported by, and enhanced by the work developed through the Plan.
The Plan, which will be finalized for Board consideration by June 2020, will incorporate input from the many stakeholders in Los Angeles County that are directly involved with and impacted by the movement of goods through the nation’s greatest gateway for containerized trade. As part of this effort staff has conducted numerous interviews with representatives from across the county to identify key issues that should be reflected and examined in the Plan.
The Plan will also review existing conditions and develop scenarios for future conditions of the county’s goods movement system; develop priorities for goods movement projects, programs, and policies; and provide a roadmap for future opportunities to collaborate with stakeholders to secure investment and policy advancements in support of the region’s needs and goals.
The oral report will provide the following:
• an update on the status of the Plan;
• an overview of stakeholder feedback to be incorporated into the Plan;
• the draft vision statement and LRTP objective; and
• next steps toward completion of the Plan.
Equity Platform:
Given the importance of goods movement policy and planning to various facets of equity within Los Angeles County, Metro planning staff included consideration of the Equity Platform from the beginning, with an emphasis in the Request for Proposals on including the Equity Platform in the delivery of the Plan. Staff also has identified and interviewed stakeholders with the goal of including equity-based goals, objectives, and measurements within the Plan. More interviews and discussion will be conducted in support of this goal as the Plan is developed.
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Michael Cano, DEO, Countywide Planning & Development, (213) 418-3010
Wil Ridder, Interim SEO, Countywide Planning & Development, (213) 922-2887
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: Laurie Lombardi, Interim Chief Planning Officer, (213) 418-3251
